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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 24 Feb 2014

    Ugandan president signs law toughening penalties for gay people and criminalising those who do not report themhttp://bbc.in/1bDXPem 

    3:05 AM - 24 Feb 2014
    • 617 Retweets
    • 102 Likes
    • Marion Muheirwe Julius mwakaleja Sharon mcphail fahad quraishi स.भ. Mumtaz Hussain yadhy_jayadhy Laura Boustani Gina
    114 replies 617 retweets 102 likes
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      2. GordonJoe‏ @GordonJoe256 24 Feb 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking I Love My president, He has preserved our culture to hell with gay people

        8 replies 3 retweets 3 likes
      3. Sue Denim‏ @TheRealPiss 24 Feb 2014
        Replying to @GordonJoe256

        @gordonjoe20 you are scum

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      4. GordonJoe‏ @GordonJoe256 24 Feb 2014
        Replying to @TheRealPiss

        @IAmAllMe you need life nigga,its all about my culture,,am a proud ugandan,,we have many beautiful girls,we cant get attracted to fellow men

        4 replies 2 retweets 2 likes
      5. Sue Denim‏ @TheRealPiss 24 Feb 2014
        Replying to @GordonJoe256

        @gordonjoe20 it's not your choice who other people get attracted to you idiot, its not their choice either, people like you hold us all back

        1 reply 3 retweets 3 likes
      6. Akatwijuka Isaac‏ @DoroNewton 24 Feb 2014
        Replying to @TheRealPiss

        @IAmAllMe @gordonjoe20 yes indeed he has signed.Now its high time Uganda resorts to the EASTERN BLOCK & we leave though fuckine wst nations

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. Sue Denim‏ @TheRealPiss 24 Feb 2014
        Replying to @DoroNewton

        @Xpozednewton @gordonjoe20 good riddance

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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      1. Richard boyle‏ @rgpboyle_boyle 24 Feb 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        “@BBCBreaking: Ugandan president signs law toughening penalties for gay people http://bbc.in/1bDXPem ”@PantiBliss

        0 replies 5 retweets 2 likes
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      1. Abdulkadir Abubakar‏ @abukhamsa1 24 Feb 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking West should now give gays from Uganda asylum

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      2. Claire‏ @IamFrenchGirl 24 Feb 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        So so sad "@BBCBreaking: Ugandan president signs law toughening penalties for gay people and criminalising those who do not report them

        1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
      3. angela gill‏ @matilda501 24 Feb 2014
        Replying to @IamFrenchGirl

        @IamFrenchGirl @BBCBreaking horrific, this is just so wrong 😰

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Li  🇿🇲‏ @SsjAzariah 24 Feb 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Museveni holds all the cards here Obama would look much worse if he halts aid to defend just 0.0016% of Uganda's gay population

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      1. Claire Debenham‏ @claireddebenham 24 Feb 2014
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        “@BBCBreaking: Ugandan president signs law toughening penalties for gay people and criminalising those who do not report them'' eurgh 😢😭😪😫😨😭

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      1. Eric Wamanji‏ @manjis 24 Feb 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking This is courageous of Museveni! We need people who can go against the grain, and do what's right for society

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      1. chris‏ @chrispd77 24 Feb 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking absolute scum, up to the international community now to impose sanctions on Uganda

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      1. Andrew McDougall‏ @And_McDougall 24 Feb 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking why is the UN doing nothing about this?! They kill people for being gay!?!

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      2. stephen e. vick‏ @svick 24 Feb 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        a sad day for uganda, shame. RT @BBCBreaking: Ugandan president signs law toughening penalties for LGBTI people http://bbc.in/1bDXPem 

        1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
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